1975 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1975 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by a total of 316 to 148.[1]

1975 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1975 record1–10
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers      9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia      9 3 0
Notre Dame      8 3 0
Virginia Tech      8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
North Texas State      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
South Carolina      7 5 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Utah State      6 5 0
Indiana State      5 5 0
Dayton      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      4 6 1
Tulane      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Florida State      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Houston      2 8 0
Miami (FL)      2 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Marshall      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      1 9 1
Holy Cross      1 10 0
Louisville      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included John Darling with 946 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,013 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Tony Smith with 382 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Western KentuckyL 17–21
September 20at DrakeL 7–31
September 27Cincinnati
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 27–46
October 4at Wichita StateL 10–13
October 11Chattanooga
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 6–3
October 18at Memphis StateL 7–41
October 25Mississippi State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–28
November 1at TulsaL 14–38
November 8Dayton*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 13–32
November 15at Northeast LouisianaL 10–14
November 22at West Texas StateL 23–49
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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